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KDKA-TV anchor Brenda Waters to retire
KDKA-TV news anchor and reporter Brenda Waters will sign off at 6 p.m. Friday. Waters is retiring after more than four decades as a journalist. Chris Cotugno, the station’s vice president and general manager, said there will be a celebration. Waters will say her goodbyes. “People miss things differently when...
Review: Despite an army of comic talent, Netflix’s ‘Space Force’ shoots blanksVideo
Co-created by Steve Carell and Greg Daniels, “Space Force,” which launched Friday on Netflix, reunites the star of “The Office” with the man who developed it from the U.K. original. Daniels went on to co-create the great “Parks and Recreation” and create the really quite good “Upload,” now streaming on...
KDKA-TV anchors Rick Dayton, Susan Koeppen let go
Longtime news anchors Rick Dayton and Susan Koeppen are no longer employed by KDKA-TV, the station’s vice president and general manager confirmed Thursday. Chris Cotungo referred the Tribune-Review to a statement from CBS. “We are restructuring various operations at CBS as part our ongoing integration with Viacom, and to adapt...
Review: ‘The Vast of Night’ is a cunning lo-fi sci-fi noirVideo
“The Vast of Night,” a micro-budget noir set in 1950s New Mexico, crackles with B-movie electricity. The film is one of those little miracles: a directorial debut, made for nothing, that establishes a young filmmaker of self-evident command. With atmosphere and cunning, director Andrew Patterson steers “The Vast of Night”...
Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabeVideo
Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so. The phone company is investing billions in HBO Max, its first big entertainment venture since it spent $85 billion for Time Warner in 2018. The good news for its timing: millions...
#MeToo, phase 2: Documentary explores heavy burden on women of colorVideo
There’s an elegant, almost poetic silence to one of the most compelling scenes of “On the Record,” a powerful new documentary about sexual violence that knows just when to dial down to a hushed quiet. In the early morning darkness of Dec. 13, 2017, former music executive Drew Dixon walks...
Judge tosses One America News Network’s defamation suit against Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow has dunked on One America News Network yet again — this time in a courtroom. A judge ruled on Friday that the host of the MSNBC program “The Rachel Maddow Show” did not malign the ultraconservative political network when she called it “Russian propaganda” and dismissed OAN’s $10...
Perry’s studio moves toward reopening while industry waits
LOS ANGELES — Tyler Perry is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. But while Perry is looking to restart production in July, other studios in Georgia and beyond are anxiously waiting for Hollywood’s green light. “We’re...
Inside HBO Max’s scramble to launch a massive bet on streamingVideo
Pairing Tony Soprano with Elmo and Chandler Bing was always going to be tricky. Would the murderous mob boss befriend a red Muppet? Forget about it. Nor would Tony Soprano have much patience for the wiseguy antics of Chandler Bing, the neighbor from “Friends.” Yet here they are, pillars of...
Kelly Clarkson, Alex Trebek among Daytime Emmy nominees
The first season of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” received Daytime Emmy Awards nominations for best entertainment talk show and host, while “Jeopardy!” veteran Alex Trebek’s nod for best game show host could give him a second consecutive win in the category. “General Hospital” earned a leading 23 nominations Thursday, including...
Kevin Bigley says the Amazon series ‘Upload’ is seeing the futureVideo
If you haven’t seen Amazon Prime Video’s new series, “Upload” yet you may want to take the opening lyrics to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy” to heart before you watch. “Dearly beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called life Electric word, life It means forever...
ABC renews 19 shows, adds David E. Kelley drama ‘Big Sky’
LOS ANGELES — ABC is bringing back the lion’s share of its series for next season, including “black-ish,” “A Million Little Things” and “The Rookie.” They are among the 19 shows that will return in the 2020-21 season, the network said Thursday, adding to a list of previously announced renewals....
Review: A night gone very wrong in ‘The Lovebirds’
‘The Lovebirds ” stars Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are two of the most exciting voices working in film and television today, as actors, writers and creators. Rae’s “Insecure” and Nanjiani’s “The Big Sick” are both vibrant, stimulating and fresh and rooted deeply in the diversity of their own experiences....
Fabled ‘Snyder Cut’ of ‘Justice League’ to be released
NEW YORK — For several years, the slogan “Release the Snyder cut” has reverberated online as a rallying cry both genuine and ironic — a “Vive la revolution” for comic book movie fans. On Wednesday, they finally got their wish. Warner Bros. Pictures announced that a director’s cut of Zack...
Patrick Stewart’s Shakespearean sonnet readings shine light during crisis
When the time comes to tell our grandkids about the pandemic of 2020, there will be no shortage of stories. It was scary. Everything shut down, and tens of thousands died. People were so panicked, you couldn’t find toilet paper or flour on store shelves. Schools closed. All you could...
‘Community’ cast reunites for charity table readVideo
The cast of “Community” always talked about six seasons and a movie. Well, that movie hasn’t happened yet (but it’s closer to reality now), but the Greendale gang did get back together for a charity table read. Actress Gillian Jacobs, who was raised in Mt. Lebanon, was among the community...
Wendy Williams pauses talk show because of health condition
Wendy Williams is taking a break from her daytime talk show to receive treatment for a previously announced health condition. Williams has has been experiencing fatigue because of symptoms from Graves’ disease, a spokesperson for “The Wendy Williams Show” said Monday. As a precautionary measure, the spokesperson said, Williams is...
Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ dies
LOS ANGELES — Ken Osmond, who played the two-faced teenage scoundrel Eddie Haskell on TV’s “Leave It to Beaver,” died Monday, his family said. Osmond died in Los Angeles at age 76. No indication of the cause was given. “He was an incredibly kind and wonderful father,” son Eric Osmond...
‘DC’s Stargirl’ pays tribute to its creator’s late sisterVideo
Geoff Johns, the former president and chief creative officer of DC Entertainment, considered his sister akin to a superhero, but instead of otherworldly strength or special powers, her special gift involved her generous heart and sense of adventure. “She always wanted to help people. She was very positive. She walked...
TV cliffhanger: Fall season in jeopardy amid virus shutdownVideo
The first new TV season of the coronavirus era is facing an understandably shaky start that comes with a tacit disclaimer: The comedy and drama series being trumpeted for fall 2020 and beyond will air — if they get made. Studios, guilds and trade groups are huddling to find ways...
‘Little Fires Everywhere’ director Lynn Shelton dies at 54Video
LOS ANGELES — Lynn Shelton, an independent filmmaker who directed “Humpday” and “Little Fires Everywhere,” has died. She was 54. Shelton’s publicist, Adam Kersh, said in a statement Saturday that she died Friday in Los Angeles from an unidentified blood disorder. Shelton had become the leading voice of the new...
Fred Willard, comedic improv-style actor, has died at 86
LOS ANGELES — Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films such as “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Best In Show” and “Anchorman,” has died. He was 86. Willard’s daughter, Hope Mulbarger, said in a statement Saturday her father died peacefully...
‘Snowpiercer’: ‘Daveed Diggs chats up sci-fi thrillerVideo
Talk about sheltering in place. Consider the premise of TNT’s new sci-fi drama series, “Snowpiercer.” Set several years after an apocalyptic climate event turned the world into a frozen wasteland, 3,000 human survivors find themselves isolated on a massive, perpetually moving train. Suddenly, being quarantined in your home doesn’t seem...
Review: ‘Scoob!’ a treat for old, new fans of Scooby-DooVideo
Ruh-roh! There’s a yet new iteration of the beloved ’70s Hanna-Barbera series “Scooby-Doo” hitting (home) theaters, but no reason to fret, as the animated “Scoob!” (no relation to the 2002 and 2004 live-action adaptations) manages to be a real Scooby Snack. Directed by animation vet Tony Cervone, and written by...
CMU film festival to screen ‘Sorry We Missed You’
Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival will present a special virtual screening and the Pittsburgh premiere of “Sorry We Missed You,” by acclaimed English director Ken Loach. The drama, set to screen online on May 16, concerns “work in the lower reaches of the gig economy and its effects on family...
